Eric Skoglund (1-1, 5.59) lasted just one and a third innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks with one strikeout. In the first inning, Wil Myers scored on Austin Hedges‘ RBI single. Chacin hit a double in the second inning, driving in Erick Aybar. Matt Szczur hit a pinch-hit solo home run in the seventh inning. In the eighth inning, a double by Franchy Cordero drove in Aybar and Szczur, and Yangervis Solarte popup was misplayed for a single, scoring Cordero.

This afternoon, Miguel Diaz (1-1, 7.50) gets his first Major League start against former Padre Ian Kennedy (0-6, 5.33). The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1 starting at 1:10pm PDT.

Photos

Kansas City Royals’ Salvador Perez (13) celebrates with teammate Eric Hosmer, left, after hitting a two-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres on Friday, June 9, 2017, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

San Diego Padres’ Matt Szczur, right, is greeted by Yangervis Solarte after hitting a home run during the seventh inning of the team’s baseball game against the Kansas City Royals on Friday, June 9, 2017, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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